The Debate Over School Uniform: Promotes Good Discipline


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Many feel that school uniforms help a school in maintaing discipline. Many school systems report uniforms help to reduce discipline problems. Some schools report dramatic declines, although opponets question some of these reports. Children today are lacking in self discipline. Many parents simply refuse to discipline their children. This makes it much more difficult on the teacher who has to deal with a class of 20-30 children througout the day.

Opinions

Kids have far fewer restrictions these days than people think. Most personal responsibility is taken from both kids and their parents. They don't feel that anyone can tell them what to do at any time and if you try to then you are some sort of Nazi. (HBC note: The NAZIs did not require school uniforms.) People are not teaching their children these things at home, they tell the schools it is their responsibility and then they tell the schools not to impose controls on their kids. I wish these people would make up their minds.

I guess to each his own, but I wonder how many of you who say that they are always wrong have spent much time recently in an inner city school and seen how children today behave in some places. It's sad, because it is ruining education for all around them, all because these kids are convinced that they can do anything and no one can tell them differently. Funny, it's supposed to foster thinking and creativity, but these are the dumbest kids in the world. They don't stop long enough to listen.

Actually, the dress code pressure here is mostly by parents who want tighter controls on students.

That's good. In most districts that really need it, it is voted in and then argued over for years.





Careful, clicking on these will exit you from the Boys' Historical Clothing web site, but several are highly recommended

  • Apertures Press International Project: Pictures at schools in different countries and a book on British schools
  • Apertures Press New Zealand E-book: New E-book on New Zealand schools available
  • School Uniform Web Site: Informative review of British school uniforms with some excellent photographs
  • British Preparatory Schools: A photographic book depicting life at British preparatory schools during the 1980s. Most of the schools are English or Scottish, but schools in Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ulster are also included. The pictures show the uniforms worn at many different schools.
  • Information: Information about school uniforms in America

    Christopher Wagner

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    Created: January 20, 1999
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